China Internet Access

Globalization 2.0: China's Parallel Internet

Eric X. Li | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: China, Internet Censorship, China Internet, China Internet Access, China Internet Censorship, China Internet Rules, China Web Censorship, China Web, China Web Filter, World News

China's size and its centralized governance have enabled the creation of a parallel Internet universe connected to and separate from the one outside. China is pursuing a distinctive response to the Internet.

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Top Ten China Myths of 2009

newyorker.com | Evan Osnos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Internet, China Internet Access, China, China Tibet, China Economy, China Human Rights, World News

China in 2009 was the land we all hoped it would be: the enemy, the friend, the brilliant tactician, the bumbling oaf. China is such a mix of strength...

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China's Internet Censorship Gets "Worse And Worse" Ahead Of 60th Anniversary

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Internet, China Internet Blocks, Great Firewall, China National Day, China Internet Access, China Twitter, China 60th Anniversary, China, Technology News

The heightened security comes ahead of a massive military parade Beijing will hold in the heart of the city next week to celebrate China's 60th annive...

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Are You an Internet Addict?

James M. Lynch | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: China Internet Access, Internet, Compulsion, Internet-Addiction, Life Coaching, Internet Addiction, Video, Healthy Living News

The level of compulsion for texting, instant messaging and emailing rests in the same pleasure centers of the brain as do other addictions like gambling, narcotics and alcohol.

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China Uighurs Protest Coverage Shows Changes In State Media Blocks

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Uighurs, China Internet, Twitter, China Twitter, China Uighur Protests, China Media, Xinjiang Province, Foreign Affairs, China Media Censorship, Uighur, China Internet Access, China Media Internet Censorship, Xinjiang, China, Uighurs, Advocacy, World News

News of Sunday's riots in Urumqi, the capital of China's far west Xinjiang region spread quickly on the Internet, where users posted amateur photos an...

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Chine Eases Internet Restrictions

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Internet Access, China, Internet Regulation, Media News

BEIJING — In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down Tuesday from a rule that would h...

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China Internet Boycott Planned For July 1

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Internet Boycott, China Internet, China Google, Foreign Affairs, China Green Dam, China Internet Access, China Censor Intenet Access, China Censorship, China, Green Dam, Advocacy, World News

Chinese Internet users are calling on fellow web surfers to stay offline on July 1, the debut of a controversial software filter that critics say the ...

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China Blocks YouTube, Again

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Internet is justly said to be the freest space available for self expression in China. Yet a report (PDF) released Wednesday finds the Chinese In...

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Fck Your Mother Ship, Fck Censorship

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Grass Mud Horse, Double Entendres, Political Activism, Internet Censorship, Free Speech, Protest, China Internet Access, Chinese Government, Resistance, China Censorship, China Human Rights, Chinese Democracy, Chinese Censorship, China, World News

This is China we're talking about, so the video isn't just funny, punny wordplay. The grass-mud horse video has become a national symbol of resistance to authority and censorship.

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Baby Steps: Online Debate, Dissent, and Democracy

Alexander Davenport | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seconds after Wen Jiabao, China's popular Premier, saw a Cambridge University student's shoe whiz by him, China's blogosphere exploded with opinions.

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Fair Trade Suffers When China Censors The Internet. It's Not Just A Human Rights Issue.

Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Transition, Internet Policy, China, Internet Censorship, Google, Yahoo China, Microsoft, Baidu, China Internet Access, Google China, China Censorship, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft China, Myspace, Chinese Censorship, Politics News

We are accustomed to thinking of censorship purely as a human rights issue, but for information providers and technology companies, censorship acts as a trade barrier.

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China Said To Restore Blocks On Websites

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Chinese government has begun blocking access to certain websites that it had previously allowed Internet users to access, reports the New York Ti...

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China Frees the Internet (Sort Of): Unblocks Amnesty, BBC, RSF Sites

Danwei | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reporters Without Borders, Censored Internet, Olympics, Censored Web, Bbc, Amnesty International, China Internet Access, Chinese Censorship, Chinese Internet, Media News

The last two days have seen some serious complaints from the international media about China's ongoing Internet censorship, which was supposed to be s...

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Digital China: Ten Things Worth Knowing about the Chinese Internet

Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Chinese Media, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Olympics, China Internet Access, China Bloggers, Censorship, China, Internet China, Chinese Censorship, Politics News

Thanks largely to the Olympics, 2008 will go down in history as a turning point year for China -- or, rather, one when the country passed several milestones, including for the Chinese Internet.

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A Double Tragedy for China

Yang Jianli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Governance, China Google, China Internet Access, China Earthquake, China, Tiananmen Square, Politics News

Since the earthquake struck, I have had one question foremost in my mind: How can we help the Chinese government do the right thing, and sure the Chinese people are not doubly victimized?

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Senator Sam Brownback: China Trying To Censor Internet Access For Olympic Guests

Fox News | Trish Turner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Sam Brownback says the Chinese government is pressuring U.S. hotels in Beijing to monitor their Internet traffic in the run-up to the Olympic gam...

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